1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
index bf9085fe035a..a8bef52870fd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
@@ -1794,7 +1794,7 @@ ixgb_clean(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
         ixgb_clean_rx_irq(adapter, &work_done, budget);
 
         /* if no Tx and not enough Rx work done, exit the polling mode */
-        if((!tx_cleaned && (work_done == 0)) || !netif_running(netdev)) {
+        if((!tx_cleaned && (work_done == 0))) {
                 netif_rx_complete(netdev, napi);
                 ixgb_irq_enable(adapter);
         }